Section 17-4506. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

 

4506.1Subject to § 4506.2, this section applies to applicants for the renewal, reactivation, or reinstatement of a license for a term expiring April 30, 1991, and for subsequent terms.

 

4506.2This section does not apply to applicants for an initial license by examination, reciprocity, or endorsement, nor does it apply to applicants for the first renewal of a license granted by examination.

 

4506.3A continuing education credit shall be valid only if it is relevant to the field of Nutrition, Food Systems Management/Food service and is part of a program or activity approved by a nationally credentialed group and is accompanied by a signed certificate from the program director or accredited university/department.

 

4506.4Repealed.

 

4506.5To qualify for a license, a person in inactive status within the meaning of § 511 of the Act, D.C. Official Code § 3-1205.11(2001) who submits an application to reactivate a license shall submit proof of having completed fifteen (15) hours of approved continuing education credit for each license year after December 1, 2000 that the applicant was in inactive status, up to a maximum of five (5) years, with at least thirty (30) of those hours having been completed in the two (2) years immediately preceding the date of applying for reactivation.

 

4506.6To qualify for a license, an applicant for reinstatement of a license shall submit proof of having completed fifteen (15) hours of approved continuing education credit for each year after December 1, 2000 that the applicant was not licensed, up to a maximum of five (5) years, with at least thirty (30) of those hours having been completed in the two (2) years immediately preceding the date of applying for reinstatement.

 

4506.7To qualify for renewal of a license to practice nutrition in the District an applicant shall:

 

(a)Have completed thirty (30) hours of approved continuing education credits (“CEUs”) during the two (2) year period preceding the date the license expires in accordance with this section;

 

(b)Attest to completion of the required continuing education credits on the renewal application form; and

 

(c)Be subject to a random audit for compliance with the continuing education requirement.

 

4506.8Except as provided in § 4506.9, an applicant under this section shall prove completion of required continuing education credits by submitting with the application the following information with respect to each program:

 

(a)The name and address of the sponsor of the program;

 

(b)The name of the program, its location, a description of the subject matter covered, and the names of the instructors;

 

(c)The dates on which the applicant attended the program;

 

(d)The hours of credit claimed; and

 

(e)Verification by the sponsor of completion, by signature or stamp.

 

4506.9Applicants for renewal of a license shall only be required to prove completion of the required continuing education credits by submitting proof pursuant to § 4506.8 if requested to do so as part of the random audit, or if otherwise requested to do so by the Board.

 

4506.10The Board shall conduct a random audit of continuing education credits at the completion of each renewal period.

 

4506.11An applicant who falsely certifies completion of continuing education credits shall be subject to disciplinary action.

 

4506.12An applicant for renewal of a license who fails to renew the license by the date the license expires may renew the license for up to sixty (60) days after the date of expiration by completing the application, submitting the required supporting documents, and paying the required late fee. Upon renewal, the licensee shall be deemed to have possessed a valid license during the period between the expiration of the license and the renewal thereof.

 

4506.13If an applicant for renewal of a license fails to renew the license and pay the late fee within the sixty (60) days after the expiration of the license, the expired license shall be deemed to have lapsed on the date of expiration and the applicant shall thereafter be required to apply for reinstatement of an expired license and meet all requirements and fees for reinstatement.

 

4506.14If an applicant's license lapses, the applicant shall be subject to disciplinary action, including denial of a license, if the applicant practices as a nutritionist after the date the license lapses.

 

4506.15The Board may, in its discretion, grant an extension of the sixty (60) day period to renew the license after expiration, if the applicant's failure to renew was for good cause. As used in this section "good cause" includes the following:

 

(a)Serious and protracted illness of the applicant; and

 

(b)The death or serious and protracted illness of a member of the applicant's immediate family.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 3518, 3522 (May 13, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 84 (January 6, 2006); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 2595 (March 14, 2008).